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4 months ago

The key seats to watch in the 2024 NT Election to determine who will form government

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There's less than a week until polls close in the 2024 Northern Territory election, and already roughly 41,163 voters have cast their ballots early. Inner Darwin Until 2016, the seat of Port Darwin has traditionally been a stronghold for the Country Liberals, and both sides of politics are tipping it as Labor's most likely loss of the night. "The CLP …

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4 months, 1 week ago

New NT gas projects could raise emissions up to 150 per cent, newly-obtained report reveals

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A government-commissioned report has called into question assurances by both sides of Northern Territory politics that they can expand the NT's gas industry while ensuring targets of net zero emissions by 2050 are met. It said even with no new projects, an increasing amount of greenhouse gas coming from Darwin's two existing gas plants was expected to increase the NT's …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Royal Darwin Hospital delays leaving all five St John ambulances stranded outside emergency department

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In short: St John Ambulance NT says patient transfer delays at RDH are at times causing all five ambulances to be stranded outside the emergency department, leaving paramedics unable to respond to subsequent emergencies. St John Ambulance NT says patient transfer delays at RDH are at times causing all five ambulances to be stranded outside the emergency department, leaving paramedics …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Eva Lawler puts NT Health on notice after department budget blows out by $200 million

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In short: The latest NT budget has revealed its health department overspent by more than $200 million in the current financial year. Chief Minister Eva Lawler said the blowout to the health budget was of "great concern" at a time when the territory faces more than $11 billion in net debt and rising. "It is a tough area in health …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamboran and NT government's secretive Beetaloo Basin gas deal criticised by industry, experts

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In short: Gas industry representatives and analysts are questioning why a major gas supply contract between the NT government and Tamboran Resources was not put out to a competitive tender. Gas industry representatives and analysts are questioning why a major gas supply contract between the NT government and Tamboran Resources was not put out to a competitive tender. Tom Quinn, …

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8 months ago

NT government signs deal with Tamboran Resources to buy Beetaloo Basin gas

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In short: The agreement with Tamboran Resources will provide the NT with 40 terajoules of gas per day starting in 2026, NT chief minister Eva Lawler says. The agreement with Tamboran Resources will provide the NT with 40 terajoules of gas per day starting in 2026, NT chief minister Eva Lawler says. The Northern Territory government has signed a nine-year …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler welcomes potential legal challenges to Alice Springs youth curfew

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In short: The NT chief minister says she will be "more than happy" to face any potential challenges to the legality of the Alice Springs youth curfew and wishes "good luck" to anyone who brings one. The NT chief minister says she will be "more than happy" to face any potential challenges to the legality of the Alice Springs youth …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

NT government flags possibility of buying idle solar farms from private operators amid renewable energy push

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In short: Four large-scale solar farms near Darwin and Katherine have sat idle because of concerns they could destabilise the Top End grid. Four large-scale solar farms near Darwin and Katherine have sat idle because of concerns they could destabilise the Top End grid. Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler says government-owned Power and Water Corporation could purchase four privately …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

NT Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro takes a tough-on-crime approach to the 2024 election

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Lia Finocchiaro leads the party that allowed the Port of Darwin and Territory Insurance Office to be sold off while in government. But the Northern Territory Opposition leader has vowed her party won't pursue the same agenda if the Country Liberals were to win the 2024 NT election. In raising the age, the CLP leader accused the Territory Labor government …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler talks gas development, alcohol-related harm and the 2024 election in one-on-one interview

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Sitting in her office perched over the turquoise waters of Darwin Harbour, the Northern Territory's third chief minister in as many years is yet to fully make her mark in the top job. In an exclusive interview with Stateline NT, Ms Lawler says her priority as chief minister is to expand the territory's gas and resources industries to fund school, …

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$Empire Energy wins full approval for more fracking in Beetaloo Basin as climate advocates slam NT government$

3 years, 2 months ago

Empire Energy wins full approval for more fracking in Beetaloo Basin as climate advocates slam NT government

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The gas company at the centre of a legal challenge to a multi-million-dollar subsidy program for fracking in the Beetaloo Basin has won full environmental approval to start work. Key points: Empire Energy has received full approvals to start controversial drilling in the Beetaloo Basin Environment Minister Eva Lawler says the gas company met all the necessary requirements Climate advocates …

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